Introduction
Screening
Pulmonary
function tests
(description, indications):
Ø Blood gases,
Ø Diffusion capacity, Lung compliance;
Ø
Exhaled Nitrous Oxide
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Lung volumes,
Ø
Metacholine challenge,
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Pulse Oximetry, Overnight home-based oximetry
Ø
Spirometry; Transtelephonic spirometry
Ø
Vital capacity,
Ø
Cardiopulmonary exercise testing
Ø
Exhaled nitric acid testing for pulmonary disorders
Ø
References/resources for pulmonary function tests
Fiberoptic bronchoscopy
Fluorescence bronchoscopy/endoscopy
Total body plethysmography
Pilocarpine iontophoresis sweat
test, quantitative
‘Virtual’ lung scans or
Electron-beam computed tomography
Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)
Sleep disorder studies/Polysomnography
o
Sleep disorder studies/Polysomnography
o
Actigraphy testing
o
Multiple sleep latency test (MSLT)
Obstructive Sleep Apnea
(OSA) Therapies
o CPAP for obstructive sleep apnea
o
Noninvasive
positive-pressure ventilation (NPPV)/Bilevel Positive Airway Pressure (BiPAP)
o
Sleep
Apnea, Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NPPV)/Bi-PAP, C-PAP – References/resources
o Palatal implants for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
o Osteotomy (Maxillary, Mandibular) for sleep apnea
o
Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP)
and palatopharyngoplasty (PPP)
Laser Assisted Uvulopharyngoplasty (LAUP)
Radiofrequency volumetric tissue reduction (RFVTR) Uvulopharyngoplasty
Weight reduction for OSA
COPD - Therapies
Cryotherapy for malignant
endobronchial obstruction
Electrophrenic
Pacemaker/Diaphragmatic/Phrenic Nerve Stimulator
Inhaled nitric oxide (INO)
Lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS)
Noninvasive Positive-Pressure
Ventilation (NPPV)
Phrenic nerve pacing/Diaphragm
pacing/Phrenic nerve stimulator
Pneumonia: Admission criteria;
Duration and necessity of IV antibiotics; LOS